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23 September 2023
Grace Joy Reid , pianist for The McLean Symphony, will perform on Sat., August 19, 2023, in the Commons at 3:00 pm.
Grace will perform her original compositions, a Filipino Song, spirituals, light Jazz, and hymn arrangements.
Come and join in to sing-along to your favorite Gospel hymns.
Escondido, CA. 92026
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23 June 2023
Charlene Hampton Holloway, Author, Civil Rights Activist, Louisville, KY National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW)
Commonly Asked Questions
1. Who are Pen Women? We are professional women involved in the arts, letters, and music. We are comprised of writers (eg. fiction writers, poets, journalists, translators, and historians), visual artists (eg. painters, illustrators, sculptors, photographers), performing arts (eg. composers, musicians, dancers, and motivational ...
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23 June 2023
On April 8, 2023, Andrew Egbuchiem performed Italian Baroque songs, accompanied by Grace Reid, in front of a crowd of about 70 people, representing the Friday Morning Music Club, of Washington, D.C. Concert Series.
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23 June 2023
Celebrating Black History Month with Andrew Egbuchiem
February 25, 2023 at The National League of American Pen Women Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 20036 at 7:00 pm.
Andrew Egbuchiem & Grace Reid, performing Florence Price, Ayo Bankole, Handel, Pergolesi, Gluck, and Cesti.
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23 June 2023
National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW)
Commonly Asked Questions
1. Who are Pen Women? We are professional women involved in the arts, letters, and music. We are comprised of writers (eg. fiction writers, poets, journalists, translators, and historians), visual artists (eg. painters, illustrators, sculptors, photographers), performing arts (eg. composers, musicians, dancers, and motivational speakers, among others), and more.
Founded in 1897, when ...
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23 June 2023
Concert Pianist
Grace Joy Reid
Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at 3:00 pm at an Assisted Living Facility in San Diego, California, USA
Program: My Original Compositions, Classical, Jazz, Gospel, & Beloved Hymns
Holy, Holy, Holy - Bishop Reginald Heber, lyricist, John B. Dykes, composer.
Vinnie Ream – Grace Joy Reid, composer.
Sa Ka Bukiran – a favorite Filipino song of Nanay Ruth
Prelude for Piano – by Grace Joy Reid
There Is a ...
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23 June 2023
The McLean Symphony's Remembering Juneteenth concert is a celebration of Black music and composers. Classics, Old & New, Concert 4. Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 7:30 pm EST. Conducted by Interim Conductor, Scott Wood. Capital One Hall, Vault Theater, Tysons, Virginia, USA.
Remembering Juneteenth Program:
*The Star-Spangled Banner Music by John Stafford Smith, Orchestrated by Walter Damrosch
Dance Segre from "African Suite," Op. 35 by Samuel ...
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18 November 2022
Grace Joy Reid has had the wonderful opportunity to perform as the orchestral pianist/celesta/keyboard player for The McLean Symphony this year!
Here is the concert schedule: https://mclean-symphony.org/concert-schedule/
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28 May 2022
Grace gave a concert at an Assisted Living Facility in Escondido, California on March 12, 2022 for over 60 residents. They were enthralled by her original compositions for piano, Jazz improvisations, and worshipful hymns. Her sister sang, "My Tribute," by Andrae Crouch. It was a wonderful and receptive audience. I look forward to giving a concert there again in the not-too-distant future! :)
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28 May 2022
"Rhapsody in E Minor" for cello and piano by Grace Joy Reid, was selected by a judge as the 2nd place winner for the National League of American Pen Women's 50th's Biennial held April 29 - May 1, 2022 in Washington, D.C. at The Darcy Hotel and the Pen Women Headquarters.
Grace and Romain-Olivier Gray performed her winning piece for over 60 people on April 30, 2022 for the Music Concert in which composers and National winners, Sheila Firestone and Dawna Hammers performed their songs, as well.
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